Johan Jakob Nervander

Johan Jakob Nervander was a physicist, poet and writer (1805–1848). He was born at Uusikaupunki and died at Helsinki.

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Formation and teaching

Johan Jakob Nervander studied at University of Helsinki and Katedralskolan i Åbo. His recorded influences include Alexander von Humboldt, Hans Christian Ørsted, Carl Friedrich Gauss and Wilhelm Eduard Weber.

Career and activity

He was employed by University of Helsinki. Recorded positions include docent and professor. He belonged to Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences, Fauna and Flora Society, Saturday Society, Finnish Literature Society and Finnish Society of Sciences and Letters. He worked at Helsinki and Turku.

Recognition and collections

Johan Jakob Nervander received Demidov Prize, Order of St. Vladimir, 4th class and honorary member of the Physics Association (Frankfurt am Main, Germany).

Identity

What the record establishes about Johan Jakob Nervander.

Johan Jakob Nervander is recorded as having received Demidov Prize, Order of St. Vladimir, 4th class and honorary member of the Physics Association (Frankfurt am Main, Germany). Johan Jakob Nervander is recorded with the citizenship of Grand Duchy of Finland. Johan Jakob Nervander is recorded as physicist, poet and writer. Open Library catalogues 0 works under this name.

Authority records

The identifiers under which Johan Jakob Nervander may be traced in institutional catalogues.

Johan Jakob Nervander is established in the international name authorities as Wikidata Q3180415.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 7 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 5 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 5 means 5 genuinely separate publishers of record. 18 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Johan Jakob Nervander studied at University of Helsinki and Katedralskolan i Åbo. the recorded working language is Finnish and Swedish.

Alexander von Humboldt, Hans Christian Ørsted and Carl Friedrich Gauss are recorded as an influence.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Helsinki and Turku. Employment is recorded with University of Helsinki. Positions recorded include docent and professor. Membership is recorded of Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences, Fauna and Flora Society and Saturday Society.

Distinctions recorded are Demidov Prize, Order of St. Vladimir, 4th class and honorary member of the Physics Association (Frankfurt am Main, Germany).

Chronology

  1. 1805Johan Jakob Nervander born at Uusikaupunki.
  2. 1805Johan Jakob Nervander was born in 1805 at Uusikaupunki.
  3. 1848Johan Jakob Nervander died at Helsinki.
  4. 1848Johan Jakob Nervander died in 1848 at Helsinki.

Sources

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  1. 1.

    Geomagnetism in Finland: the lasting legacy of Johan Jakob Nervander, Europhysics News, 2005

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  2. 2.

    Open Library author record for Johan Jakob Nervander (Internet Archive), 0 catalogued works.

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    PubMed, United States National Library of Medicine, records for “Johan Jakob Nervander”

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  4. 4.

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 1 article naming Johan Jakob Nervander.

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  5. 5.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q3180415: Johan Jakob Nervander

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  6. 6.

    “Johan Jakob Nervander”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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Plates

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Fysiikan professori Johan Jakob Nervander, Helsingin yliopiston tilaama muotokuva.

Fysiikan professori Johan Jakob Nervander, Helsingin yliopiston tilaama muotokuva.

Johan Erik Lindh · Dukaatti - Suomen Taideyhdistys 1846–2006 , p. 18. WSOY 2006. · Public domain

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